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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stobart M-Sport 2007 season review]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/stobart-m-sport-2007-season-review/</link>
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Stobart's super season in review


What a truly remarkable year it has been for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford
rally team in the 2007 FIA World Rally Championship. In contrast to last
season the team has come along in a way most would take years to achieve,
thanks to an amazing team and three talented crews; Jari-Matti
Latvala/Miikka Anttila, Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/stobart-m-sport-2007-season-review/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford announces new Focus in 2009]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-announces-new-focus-in-2009/</link>
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FORD CONFIRMS NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE FOCUS RS IS ON THE WAY


Ford of Europe is confirming its plan to
deliver an exciting all-new, high performance Focus RS model for launch in
2009.  A design image released by the company today hints at the exciting
direction the new model is taking.


The new Focus RS will be based on the dynamic new Focus ST.  It will be
developed by Ford Team RS, a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-announces-new-focus-in-2009/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford reveals team line-up for 2008]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-reveals-team-line-up-for-2008/</link>
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Hirvonen and Lehtinen take up the challenge following Gronholm and Rautiainen retirement


Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila join driver line-up for 2008 season


Ford of Europe plans to keep the WRC as its
front line Motorsport activity from 2008.  Today Ford announced some
important developments designed, in the first instance, to maintain the
competitiveness of the BP-Ford Team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-reveals-team-line-up-for-2008/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BFGoodrich gives special tires to top teams]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/bfgoodrich-gives-special-tires-to-top-teams/</link>
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Round -- but, for once, not black!


Over the years, the trophy cabinets of champions become packed with the
different medals and cups they claim on their way to glory. As it bowed
out of the WRC, BFGoodrich chose to mark the occasion by thanking the
crews that brought it so many wins and titles with an original prize:
personalised coloured tyres.



Marcus Gronholm and Timo ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/bfgoodrich-gives-special-tires-to-top-teams/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally Ireland will start the 2009 season]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-ireland-will-start-the-2009-season/</link>
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THIRTEEN MONTHS TO RALLY IRELAND!


The FIA World Motorsport Council in Monaco has voted
to award Ireland a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) once again
in 2009. Not only will Rally Ireland feature in this major event, it will
launch the prestigious twelve round global series. The provisional date
set for Rally Ireland is Thursday 29th January until Sunday 1st ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-ireland-will-start-the-2009-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford crowned world rally champion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-crowned-world-rally-champion/</link>
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FORD CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION AT FIA GALA CEREMONY IN MONACO


Ford was crowned World Rally Champion for the
second consecutive year during the annual Federation Internationale de
l'Automobile award ceremony tonight.  The Blue Oval was presented with the
FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers' trophy.


The trophy, which Ford secured in Ireland last month on the penultimate
round ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-crowned-world-rally-champion/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: Jeffreys and Connor summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-jeffreys-and-connor-summary/</link>
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Jeffreys and Connor make it third time lucky on Wales Rally GB


Huw Jeffreys and Avarina Connor had success on the third time of asking
as they completed Wales Rally GB this weekend (29 November -- 2
December).


Cross Hands driver Jeffreys and Llanon co-driver Connor finished 71st
overall in their Group N Subaru Impreza backed by Activair by Trianco
Boilers, Swansea Plumbpoint, W ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-jeffreys-and-connor-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PWRC: Stuart Jones Wales Rally GB summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-stuart-jones-wales-rally-gb-summary/</link>
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Jones impresses on Super 2000 debut.


Welshman Stuart Jones impressed on his debut in the exciting new MSD
built MG Super 2000 Sport when he set a string of highly impressive times
on the final round of the 2007 Production World Rally Championship, Wales
Rally GB over the weekend.





22 year old Stuart, the only welsh driver contesting the PWRC in 2007,
only had limited testing in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-stuart-jones-wales-rally-gb-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: Stephen Petch summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-stephen-petch-summary/</link>
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Petchie pleased with World Rally debut.


Stephen Petch Junior was more than happy with his overall performance on
his world rallying debut when he finished last weekends Wales Rally GB a
highly creditable 42nd overall aboard his SG Petch Motorsport run
Mitsubishi Evo 9.





Stephen, co-driven as ever by Michael Wilkinson, was contesting the event
as part of a 2 car team alongside ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-stephen-petch-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PWRC: Co-driver Andy Bull Wales Rally GB summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-co-driver-andy-bull-wales-rally-gb-summary/</link>
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Painful end to strong run for Bull


Birmingham based Andy Bull ended a strong run on last weekends Wales
Rally GB with a trip to hospital and a broken collar bone, but despite
that was still pleased with his weekend alongside Welshman Stuart Jones.





Andy was co-driving Stuart in the revolutionary new MG Super 2000 Sport
on their home rally. Whilst neither had any expectations ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-co-driver-andy-bull-wales-rally-gb-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BFGoodrich, Michelin end 34 years of world class rallying]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/bfgoodrich-michelin-end-34-years-of-world-class-rallying/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/bfgoodrich-michelin-end-34-years-of-world-class-rallying/</guid>
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FROM 1973 UNTIL 2007 - 34 YEARS OF WORLD CLASS RALLYING


In the course of its uninterrupted presence of 34 years in the FIA World
Rally Championship, the Michelin Group has scored 256 victories, won 23
Manufacturers' titles and claimed 20 Drivers' crowns in association with
the partners of its brands Michelin and BFGoodrich.


Michelin tyres began winning rallies well before the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/bfgoodrich-michelin-end-34-years-of-world-class-rallying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PWRC: SRT USA Wales Rally GB final summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-srt-usa-wales-rally-gb-final-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-srt-usa-wales-rally-gb-final-summary/</guid>
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Subaru Rally Team USA Driver Travis Pastrana Finishes Wales Rally GB in
Challenging Conditions


Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana, the reigning 2006 and
2007 Rally America National Champion has finished this past weekend's
Wales Rally Great Britain, the final round of the 2007 World Rally
Championship. Pastrana was entered in the Production World Rally
Championship (PWRC) ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-srt-usa-wales-rally-gb-final-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: Honda JAS Motorsport summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-honda-jas-motorsport-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-honda-jas-motorsport-summary/</guid>
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HONDA CIVIC TYPE R R3 IMPRESSES ON GRAVEL DEBUT


The JAS Motorsport Honda Civic Type R R3 has emerged triumphant from its
very first event on gravel, despite an off for Dani Sola on the first day
and a puncture on the second day. The all-new Honda is the first Group A
two-wheel drive car home, winning class A7.


In actual fact, it has been built to the latest 'R' regulations that ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-honda-jas-motorsport-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: Post-event press conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-post-event-press-conference/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-post-event-press-conference/</guid>
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Wales Rally GB
Post-event FIA Press Conference
12.02.2007



Present:
1st - Mikko Hirvonen -- BP-Ford World Rally Team
1st - Jarmo Lehtinen -- BP-Ford World Rally Team
2nd - Marcus Gronholm -- BP-Ford World Rally Team
2nd - Timo Rautiainen -- BP-Ford World Rally Team
3rd - Sebastien Loeb -- Citroen Total World Rally Team
3rd - Daniel Elena -- Citroen Total World Rally Team
Malcolm ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-post-event-press-conference/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PWRC: Wales Rally GB event summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-wales-rally-gb-event-summary/</link>
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Wilks wins Production Car World Rally Championship on Wales Rally GB


Guy Wilks has won the Production Car World Rally Championship class award
on Wales Rally GB.


The 26-year-old was a guest driver in the category, after being nominated
by his sporting authority, the Motor Sports Association, to run in the
division,


His rally was made more complex as he was also battling with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/pwrc-wales-rally-gb-event-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: Citroen final summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-citroen-final-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-citroen-final-summary/</guid>
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Loeb and Elena: the 2007 World Champions*


Finishing the 2007 Wales Rally GB in third place sufficed for Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena to
secure their fourth straight Drivers' and Co-drivers' titles in the World Rally Championship today
in Cardiff. At the wheel of Citroen Total's other Citroen C4 WRC, Dani Sordo/Marc Marti
completed the final round of the 2007 championship in fifth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-citroen-final-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: OMV BIXXOL final summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-omv-bixxol-final-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-omv-bixxol-final-summary/</guid>
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OMV BIXXOL Rally Team wins one WRC-point


For the OMV BIXXOL Rally Team the last run to the FIA Production Car
World Rally Championship ended with a further won point. The Czech OMV
pair Stepan Vojtech and Michal Ernst (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) took
eighth place at the Wales Rally GB and reached 16th overall place in the
WRC final standings with eight points. Claudiu David/Mihaela ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-omv-bixxol-final-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: BP-Ford final summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-bp-ford-final-summary/</link>
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World champions BP-Ford end season with 1-2 in Rally GB


FIA World Rally champions* BP-Ford ended the 2007 campaign in perfect
style by claiming first and second on Rally GB in Wales today.  Mikko
Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen led from start to finish to score their third
victory of the season in a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car.  Team-mates
Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen were ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-bp-ford-final-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: Barry Clark final summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-barry-clark-final-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-barry-clark-final-summary/</guid>
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Clark shines in four-wheel drive debut





Barry Clark has once again showcased his talent by finishing inside the
top-eight in the Group N class at this weekend's final round of the
FIA World Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB.





In his first ever WRC event in a four-wheel-drive Group N car the Stobart
Motorsport/Clark Commercials driver has finished a very impressive
eighth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-barry-clark-final-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wales Rally GB: BFGoodrich final summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-bfgoodrich-final-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-bfgoodrich-final-summary/</guid>
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Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena, BP-Ford WRT and BFGoodrich... the 2007
World Champions*


Finishing the 2007 Wales Rally GB was sufficient for Sebastien Loeb and
Daniel Elena (Citroen/BFGoodrich) to collect their fourth consecutive
world title to join Finland's Tommi Makinen in world rallying's record
books. The 2007 season's final showdown was won by Mikko Hirvonen ahead
of his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wales-rally-gb-bfgoodrich-final-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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